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Special Education School
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Student Enrollment & Staffing Overview
NCES 2024-2025Total Students
406
Teachers (FTE)
73.0
Student-Teacher Ratio
5.6:1
FRPL Eligible
387
(95.3%)
National School Lunch Program (FRPL) Eligibility
Total Eligible: 387 of 406 (95.3%)
Free Lunch: 384 (94.6%)
Reduced-Price: 3 (0.7%)
Paid / Not Eligible: 19 (4.7%)
Multi-Year Enrollment Trends & Growth (2020-2021 – 2024-2025)
Student Diversity Distribution
Demographic composition of enrolled students across racial & ethnic backgrounds.
406
Students
| Hispanic / Latino | 170 | 41.9% | |
| Black or African American | 116 | 28.6% | |
| Asian | 63 | 15.5% | |
| White | 38 | 9.4% | |
| Two or More Races (Multiracial) | 10 | 2.5% | |
| American Indian / Alaska Native | 8 | 2% | |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | 1 | 0.2% |
Grade-Level Enrollment Distribution
Distribution of student body across reported grade cohorts.
406
Students
| Grade 1 | 19 | 4.7% | |
| Grade 10 | 3 | 0.7% | |
| Grade 11 | 5 | 1.2% | |
| Grade 12 | 6 | 1.5% | |
| Grade 2 | 17 | 4.2% | |
| Grade 3 | 11 | 2.7% | |
| Grade 4 | 4 | 1% | |
| Grade 5 | 5 | 1.2% | |
| Grade 6 | 2 | 0.5% | |
| Grade 7 | 3 | 0.7% | |
| Grade 8 | 5 | 1.2% | |
| Grade 9 | 7 | 1.7% | |
| Kindergarten | 42 | 10.3% | |
| Ungraded | 277 | 68.2% |
Student Gender Distribution
Reported enrollment counts by gender cohort.
M
72.7%
Male Students
295
F
27.3%
Female Students
111